Cosmetic holder



A. HAGEL cosMETIc HOLDER Qct. 23, 1934.

Filed. oct. 4, 1953 which pivot -tending portion 14 of the cover 15. Thedown- -wardly-extending portion 14 is provided withv Patented ct. 23,1934 l f j l.

CosME'rIC HOLDER Albert Hagel, Newark, N. j., assigner to ConsolidatedSafety Pin Company,loomiiel'd, N. J.,

` a corporation Application October 4, 1933, Serial No. 692,059

c claims.. '(01. 20c- 56) i This invention relates to improvements incosmetic holders, and more particularly toinrprovenients in lipstickholders.

One object of this invention is tofprovide a `cosmetic holder having apivoted` cover and a slidable elevator with improved means for lockingthe cover in closed position. e

` Another object ci `this invention is to provide a cosmetic holderhaving a cosmetic-supporting member with improved `means for securingthe cosmetic thereto. .e

With the above and other 4objects in View, this invention includes theimproved features, parts vand combinations of parts disclosed in thefollowing description, appended claims and accompanying drawing formingapart of this specification. In the accompanying drawing,`in which oneWay of carrying out the invention is shown for illustrative purposes: A

Fig. 1` is a perspective View illustrating a lipstock holder constructedin accordance with this invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation of the lipstick holder;

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation looking from the right of Fig. 2; r

Fig. 4 is a side elev tion similar to Fig. 2, the casing being insection, but with the cover in open position and with the lipstickprojected from the holder; r

Fig. 5 is a horizontal cross-section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a perspective View of the elevator;

Fig. 7 is a perspective View ofthe cover; and

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the push-button.

Referring to the drawing, 10 in a casing of general U-shaped form inhorizontal cross-section, and is provided with a bottom or end l1.Opposite sides of the casing l0, near therlower end thereof are providedwith apertures 12 within the pivots 13 of the downwardly-exspacedside-wings 16, one of which has an actuating-cam 17 and a dwell-portion18. The lower end of the portion 14 is bent transversely to provide aclosed bottom-portion 19, and alimitedge 20 adapted to engage againstthe inner rear face 21 of the casing 10 to limit the opening movement ofthe cover l5 as illustrated in Fig. a. The inwardly-projecting orbulgedlocking-boss 22 is formed on the portion 14 between the pivots 13and bottom-portion 19.

One side 23 of the casing v10 is provided with a will be released fromits snap-lock engagement.

longitudinally-extending slot y2d in which is lslidably mounted `anelevator-operating member or push-button 25 having prongs 26 extendingthrough said slot 24 and engaging opposite edges thereof to be guidedthereby, and extending on through openings 27 in the cosmetic-supportingmember or elevator 28, whereupon the extreme inner ends 29 of the prongs26 extend inwardly and angularly downward, as shown in Fig. 3, with theresult that the prongs secure `the elevator firmly to theelevator-operating member or pushbutton 25, and at the same time, theinwardlyand downwardly-extending ends 29 provide suitable anchoringmeans to engage the lipstick and hold it securelyV within the cosmeticor lipstick chamber of the elevator 28.

lt will be observed that owing tothe inward and angularly-downwarddirection of the ends'29,

when the lipstick is forced intothe cosmetic chamber of the elevator 28,the lipstick flows around and underneath theends .29,gthus11se-- curelyanchoring the lipstick in place.

The elevator 28 is formed with an outwardlyprojecting or bulgedlocking-boss 30, the lockingbosses 22 and 30 being of such size andrelation- 80 ship that when the elevator is moved to its lowermostposition, as shown in Fig. 2, the locking-boss 30 snaps past thelocking-boss 22 to produce a snap-lock engagement between the bosses tolock the cover in closed position, thus minimizing the r tendency of theelevator to shift its position e L* when carried in a handbagy or thelike. Thus, by this snap-lock locking engagement, all the parts of thelipstick holder will remain firmly and completely locked until theelevator is movedhgg i by a person intentionally sliding thepush-buttontif 25 to 'release the snap-lock engagement, thus effectivelyprotecting the contents of the handbag against soiling from the lipstickholder, and

at ,the same time preventing contamination ofr the lipstick holder withdust or dirt. In operation, assuming the lipstick holder to bein closedposition as illustrated in Fig. 2, by pushing upward on the push-button25, the boss with the boss 22, whereupon, as the push-buttonA 25 is slidupwardly along the slot 24, the upper prong 26 engages the actuatingcam-surface 17, and swings the cover to open position as sh'o'wn in Fig.4, with the limit-edge 20 in engagement.i.105 with the inner rearsurface 2l of the casing 10. Further movement upward of the push-button25 causes the lipstick 31 to be projected outwardly beyond the uper endof the casing. The lipstick*1m i Hl may be projected to any desiredextent and at all times the prongs 26 ride along the dwell-portion 18 ofthe adjacent wing 16, thus cooperating with the parts 20, 21 to securelyand definitely hold the cover in open position.

When it is desired to retract the lipstick 31, the push-button 25 isslid downwardly until the lower part of the elevator 28 engages thelower portion of the extension 14, whereupon the cover 15 is swungtoward closed position, and as the boss 30 snaps past the boss 22, thecover 15 is quickly closed and securely but yieldably locked in closedposition by the snap-lock engagement between the bosses 22 and 30.A

The invention may be carried out in other specie ways than that hereinset forth without departing from the spirit and' essentialcharacteristics of the invention, and the present embodiment istherefore to be considered in all respects .as illustrative and notrestrictive, and all changes coming within the meaning and equivalencyrange of the appended claims are intended to be embraced therein.

I claim:

1. A cosmetic holder comprising: an elongated casing havingV an openingat its upper end; a cover for said opening having an extension extendinglengthwise of, and pivoted intermediate its ends to, said casing; anelevator in the casing and slidable longitudinally thereof; andinterengageable projections on the cover and elevator adapted to havesnap-lock engagement to look the cover in closed position.

2. A cosmetic holder comprising: an elongated casing having an openingat its upper end; a cover for said opening having an extension extendinglengthwise of, and pivoted intermediate its ends to, said casing; anelevator in the casing and slidable longitudinally thereof; andinterengageable projecting bosses on the cover and elevator adapted tohave snap-lock engagement to lock the cover in closed position.

3. A cosmetic holder comprising: an elongated casing having an openingat its upper end and a side wall provided with a longitudinal slot; acover for said opening having an extension extending lengthwise of, andpivoted intermediate its ends to, said casing; an elevator in the casingand slidable longitudinally thereof and including an operating portionextending outwardlythrough said slot; and interengageable projectingbosses on the cover and elevator adapted to have snaplook engagement tolock the cover in closed position.

4. A cosmetic holder comprising: a casing; a cosmetic-supporting memberin the casing and provided with a cosmetic chamber, and prong-meansextending inwardly and angularly downward into the cosmetic chamberthrough and angularly away from, a wall of said cosmetic chamber.

5. A cosmetic holder comprising: an elongated casing having a side wallprovided withA a longitudinal slot; an elevator in the casing andslidable longitudinally thereof and provided with a cosmetic chamber;and an operating-member slidably mounted in said slot and having prongmeans extending inwardly and angularly downward into the cosmeticchamber through and angularly away from, a wall of said cosmeticchamber.

6. A cosmetic holder comprising: an elongated casing having a side wallprovided with a longitudinal slot; an elevator in the casing andslidable longitudinally thereof and provided with a cosmetic chamber;and an operating-member having a pair of superimposed, spacedapartprongs extending through said slot and inwardly and angularlydownward into the cosmetic chamher through and angularly away from, awall of said cosmetic chamber.

ALBERT HAGEL.

